7 Houses In Kapuas Hulu Damaged By Tornadoes, 1 Tilt Was Collapsed By Falling Trees

Seven houses of residents of Sambus Village, Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, were heavily damaged by the tornado. (Between)

KALBAR - At least seven housing units for residents of Sambus Village, North Putussibau District, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan (Kalbar), were heavily damaged by a tornado.

"There were no fatalities, but the houses and livestock barns of the Samus residents were damaged by the tornado," said Head of the Kapuas Hulu Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Gunawan in Putussibau, Kapuas Hulu, quoted by Antara, Monday, August 22.

Gunawan said that the wind accompanied by heavy rain and lightning occurred at around 21.00 WIB, Sunday, August 21, with a duration of approximately one hour.

He said, due to the tornado, the roof of the residents' house in the kitchen was hit by a tree and the roof of the living room was leaking from the blows of tree branches.

One house even tilted due to a tree falling on a power line, causing a pole to push the house to a slant.

According to him, the Kapuas Hulu BPBD Team had arrived at the scene in Sambus Village, the handling was completed at 14.30 WIB, where the community also took part in working together to repair damaged houses and cut wood that fell due to the wind.

He said that the weather conditions in Kapuas Hulu were quite extreme, apart from being prone to flooding, Kapuas Hulu was also swamped by tornadoes and landslides.

Therefore, he appealed to the people in Kapuas Hulu to always remain alert to the possibility of natural disasters.

"We urge the public to be wary of natural disasters because the current weather is quite extreme," he said.